- June 18, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
OAKLAND — Gov. Gavin Newsom FaceTimed with Marshawn Lynch and twirled pizza dough in Oakland on Thursday in an event to promote California’s support for small businesses but which also highlighted many of the barriers entrepreneurs of color have faced in tapping into state and federal financial assistance.
The governor was joined by Mayor Libby Schaaf, state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Oakland) and Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan, all of whom urged residents to get back to shopping and eating in person at small businesses in their community.
“This is our moment to put our wallet where our hearts are and that means come back, spend your money, stop that ordering out, maybe take a break from the Amazon, come in and meet these amazing entrepreneurs,” Schaaf said. “They are culture keepers, they are community gathering spots. That is not something that you get when you click.”
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